Db2 for Z

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

If you are not aware, the biggest Db2 conference in Europe
is upcoming in a month. It takes place in Malta, over a week:

Established some 30+ years ago, IDUG
stands for International Db2 Users Group, this non-profit organization aims to provide
high quality education and services designed to promote the effective
utilization of Db2.

By attending the next IDUG conference
in Malta, you may expect the opportunity to:

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

This year, in addition to the traditionnal 2 Db2 tracks (Database Administrators and Database Developers), we had a third track, focusing on IMS. The conference was attended by 70 Db2 and/or IMS users, mainly from Czech Republic and Slovakia. The event was held in the CA Technologies lab in Chodov, and was sponsored by CA Technologies and IBM. Thanks to all the speakers who made the trip to share their expertise and give presentations about Db2 for z/OS and IMS.

If you missed the conference this year you will have opportunity to attend next year. As we shape the next event, we would like to hear from you with your preferred city (Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Bratislava, or ...), the most convenient time of year for you, and what topics are you interested in.

If you attended the Conference, feel free to leave a comment below to indicate, for example, which session / presenter you enjoyed the most !

Agenda of the
conference

Location

è it’s
just the building in front of which we traditionally had csDUG in the past (you
won’t get lost).

Are you a
qualified DB2 or IMS specialist? Do you want to discover what DB2 or IMS is or
what it can do for you? Are you an experienced DBA in environments other
databases and need support in DB2 or IMS for a new project? Are you interested
in what role it can play a DB2 or IMS architecture of your business?
--> Join the September 25 csDUG conference to listen to
industry experts and network with other people interested in DB2!

Main
track of interest (Db2 DBA track or Db2 Developer Track or IMS
Track) – as csDUG, you can move from one track to another, but for
organizational matters, please let us know which track is most
interesting for you.

language(s)
spoken

If
you register before August 27th ... and if you never attended
an IDUG conference, and you are interested in receiving a FREE pass to
IDUG EMEA (Malta, November 4-8, 2018), please mention it in the email.

Become
a member of the virtual csDUG group at http://www.worldofdb2.com/group/csdug (this helps us to calculate the budget for the
complementary lunch). If you are not already a member of the WorldOfDB2
website, you will need to register first.

Please note
that all people attending the conference venue need to register in order to
have a badge. The information you provide will help us to identify you.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Following our successful events in the past years, we are now planning the next csDUG conference!

This year, the conference will take place on 25th September 2018 (Tuesday) in The Park, Prague 4 - Chodov.

We are opening a call for presentations on this event. Contact me to sign up (by direct email, using twitter @Db2forZ, or by leaving a comment to this page), it is enough to state the title of your presentation and also short description of the main objectives. The presentation should not be longer than 55 minutes, including Q&A.

This year, we are welcoming topics for Db2 Database Administrators and Db2 Application Developers, but also topics around IMS for z/OS (new 3rd track).